WEST v. WRIGHT

Civ. A. No. 89-0453-AM.

747 F.Supp. 329 (1990)

William J. WEST, Plaintiff, v. Ellis B. WRIGHT, Jr., et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, E.D. Virginia, Alexandria Division.

Revised October 16, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William J. West, Lawrenceville, Va., pro se.

Richard F. Gorman, III, Asst. Atty. Gen., Com. of Va., Richmond, Va., for defendants.


MEMORANDUM OPINION

ELLIS, District Judge.

Plaintiff William West, an inmate at Brunswick Correctional Center ("Brunswick"), brings this pro se civil rights complaint pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging that his living conditions violate his Eighth Amendment right to be free from cruel and unusual punishment. Specifically, plaintiff claims he is forced to inhale harmful smoke because he lives in an environment where a large number of prisoners...

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